Global community must support Africa’s efforts

As Ghana celebrated its 68th Independence anniversary from British colonial rule, many of us were sadly trying to process the unprecedented sanctions imposed on South Africa by Washington, under the new Trump administration. Ghana was the first country to gain independence from colonial rule, inspiring many of the colonies to fight for independence, freedom, social justice and equal recognition of African people and African unity, self-determination, and the national sovereignty of all African countries. South Africa emerged from the shadows of apartheid and violent racist oppression to make significant progress in forging a non-sexist, non-racist inclusive stable democracy. Yet, this process cannot be completed if its formerly oppressed majority black people continue to be economically marginalised. Indeed, the country remains one of the most unequal societies in the world by…